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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Addict. 2012 Sep;21(5):476–487. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00250.x

Table 3.

Means and (Standard Errors) of Past 30-Day HIV Drug- and Sex-risk Behaviors for Time Main Effect

Question 1 Month (n = 206) 3 Months (n = 206) 6 Months (n = 203) 12 Months (n = 194) p
Total Sample (N = 206)
ARA Drug Risk Scale Score 22.3(5.0) 31.8(5.6) 27.7(5.6) 22.4(5.3) .547
 Times injected? 13.8(2.7) 24.2(4.2) 21.7(4.5) 16.0(3.5) .146
 Times used unsterilized needles? .09 (.04) .16(.13) .16(.11) * .756
 Times used same cooker/cotton/rinse water someone else used? 2.7(1.2) 1.4(.76) .62(.41) .01(.01) .015
 Times injected drugs with others who were also injecting? 5.5(1.8) 5.6(1.7) 5.0(1.7) 6.4(2.3) .976
 Number of PEOPLE shared the same works with? .20(.10) .44(.25) .16(.11) .01(.01) .039
ARA Sex Risk Scale Score 38.7(3.6) 46.7(6.4) 31.3(3.6) 26.7(3.8) .021
 Number of PEOPLE you had any kind of sex with? 1.4(.13) 1.4(.19) 1.0(.11) .88(.16) .009
 Times you had any kind of sex with someone? 11.5(.92) 12.1(1.0) 10.0(.89) 7.3(.82) <.001
 Times had sex without using a latex condom? 7.1(.88) 8.7(1.0) 6.6(.87) 5.3(.80) .079
When you had sex without a condom, how many times was it
…with someone who was not your spouse or primary partner? 1.3(.26) 2.0(.89) .63(.33) .91(.39) .314
…with someone who shoots drugs with needles? .77(.20) 1.2(.64) .13(.07) .04(.03) .001
…with someone who sometimes smokes crack/cocaine? .73(.18) .79(.24) .10(.05) .44(.24) <.001
…while you or your partner was “high” on drugs or alcohol? 2.8(.50) 4.1(.79) 2.8(.53) 2.3(.51) .307
…while trading (giving/getting) sex for drugs or alcohol? .44(.14) .54(.52) .10(.08) .40(.23) .125
Times you had vaginal without using a condom? 7.5(.85) 10.3(2.6) 6.5(.86) 5.3(.79) .109
Times had oral sex without using a condom? 4.3(.73) 4.9(.88) 3.3(.70) 3.5(.69) .451
Times had anal sex in those 30 days without using a condom? .79(.19) .55(.33) .05(.05) .37(.25) .001
Injector Subsample (N = 126)
ARA Drug Risk Scale Score 33.8(7.6) 48.3(8.5) 39.7(8.4) 36.4(8.4) .625
 Times injected? 20.9(4.0) 36.7(6.3) 30.6(6.8) 25.9(5.5) .184
 Times used unsterilized needles? .13(.07) .23(.20) .22(.18) * .805
 Times used same cooker/cotton/rinse water someone else used? 4.0(1.9) 2.2(1.2) 1.0(.65) .02(.02) .020
 Times injected drugs with others who were also injecting? 8.3(2.8) 8.5(2.7) 7.6(2.6) 10.5(3.8) .943
 Number of PEOPLE shared the same works with? .31(.15) .69 (.39) .26(.17) .02(.02) .041
Unprotected Sex Sub-Sample (N = 140)
ARA Sex Risk Scale Score 48.5(4.9) 61.0(9.3) 41.4(5.1) 33.7(5.1) .040
 Number of PEOPLE you had any kind of sex with? 1.6(.18) 1.5(.26) 1.1(.15) 1.0(.24) .097
 Times you had any kind of sex with someone? 14.0(1.2) 14.9(1.3) 12.3(1.2) 9.0(1.1) .003
 Times had sex without using a latex condom? 9.5(1.2) 11.4(1.4) 9.1(1.2) 6.9(1.1) .082
When you had sex without a condom, how many times was it
…with someone who was not your spouse or primary partner? 1.5(.36) 2.8(1.3) 1.0(.50) 1.2(.56) .613
…with someone who shoots drugs with needles? .80(.27) 1.8(.95) .20(.10) .06(.05) .012
…with someone who sometimes smokes crack/cocaine? .75(.24) .97(.32) .15(.08) .38(.27) .013
…while you or your partner was “high” on drugs or alcohol? 3.6(.73) 5.8(1.1) 3.9(.77) 2.8(.71) .174
…while trading (giving/getting) sex for drugs or alcohol? .35(.16) .85(.78) .13(.12) .37(.23) .529
Times you had vaginal sex without using a condom? 10.2(1.2) 13.6(3.8) 8.9(1.2) 6.8(101) .095
Times had oral sex without using a condom? 5.3(.98) 6.6(1.2) 4.6(1.0) 4.6(.95) .565
Times had anal sex in those 30 days without using a condom? .73(.22) .63(.49) ** ** .851
*

All responses for this item were “0” at 12 month follow-up

**

Majority of responses for 6 and 12 month follow-up were “0”